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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned Brits to be aware of scam texts trying to get personal and financial details. It said scammers were pretending to be from the department, and urged people to report suspicious activity to Action Fraud.
The DWP wrote on X: “Beware of scam text messages claiming to be from @DWPgovuk. Always be careful about links and never share personal or financial details. Only engage with trusted official sources. You can report suspicious messages to @actionfrauduk or search http://GOV.UK.” This comes after Martin Lewis issued a warning over a winter fuel payments scam.
The Money Saving Expert was asked by a viewer on ITV’s This Morning show if a text message they received appearing to come from the DWP about winter fuel payments was a scam.
He replied: “Yes, it’s a scam. Look, winter fuel payment this year will be automatically paid. It is a universal payment for state pensioners. Everybody is going to get that. There is no claiming mechanism.”
The finance expert did, however, add a caveat, telling viewers there is a small group of people who have deferred their state pension and are coming off state pension deferment who may need to complete an eligibility form on the Government’s website.
He said those affected by this would have to go to the Government to do so as they won’t be contacted to do it.
On the scam, Mr Lewis said: “If you get a text, do not fill it in. They are trying to phish for your details so they can try and scam you in the future.
“And even if you reply to it, even texting “stop, no” to them, indicates you [have] a real phone number. Delete it. Don’t touch it.”
